This image was published in the August 6th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Bronwyn Fergus and Bronwyn Wilson, employed under the Government’s relief scheme, hard at work. So far they’ve painted every fire hydrant in...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Pahiatua
Date:          August 6, 1978

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 May, 1963. "Work progressing on the new swimming baths at the Te Arakura School yesterday. Over £500 has been collected by parents and local residents towards the cos...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Feilding
Date:          May 10, 1963

Includes scenes from the Victoria Esplanade (including Miniature Railway), The Square., All Saints Church, the railway yard, a bowls game, Palmerston North Hospital, Memorial Park and others. Identified people in this film are Donald Bycroft (seen...

Creator:      Lyall H Bycroft
Date:          1956 to circa 1970

The Municipal Baths (or Borough Baths) opened in 1917 on the site of the former town morgue. The balcony to the left ran the entire length of the building's brick fence and provided extra viewing for the public during competitions.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1917 to 1918